CAMBERLEY GYMNASTICS CLUB

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02176553 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1987-10-12
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£483.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
32 officers (7 active, 32 linked, 27 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
138 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £483,482

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£546k
Net Worth
£483k
Current Assets
£546k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-31
Total assets£483.5k
Current assets£546.1k
Cash£545.8k
Net assets£483.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (70 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
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  2. 2026-01-13
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-01
    MASTERSON, Stephen John resigned
    director
  4. 2025-04-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-04-07
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  6. 2025-03-25
    ALP, John Andrew appointed
    director
  7. 2025-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-02-25
    TAYLOR, Nicholas John resigned
    director
  9. 2024-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-06-07
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  11. 2022-05-30
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  12. 2022-02-25
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  13. 2022-02-22
    MASTERSON, Stephen John appointed
    director
  14. 2021-05-28
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  15. 2020-11-14
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  16. 2020-11-14
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  17. 2020-11-14
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  18. 2020-11-05
    DOOLEY, Albert Edward resigned
    director
  19. 2020-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-07-01
    WRIGHT, Colin Kirby Francis appointed
    director
  21. 2020-03-30
    RUST, Peter Frank resigned
    director
  22. 2020-03-15
    WRIGHT, Marie Bernadette appointed
    secretary
  23. 2020-03-15
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  24. 2020-03-15
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  25. 2020-03-14
    CARD, William Leslie John Thomas resigned
    secretary
  26. 2020-01-17
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    officers · AP01
  27. 2020-01-01
    SMALLEY, Simon John appointed
    director
  28. 2019-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  29. 2018-06-20
    SMITH, Stephen Benjamin resigned
    director
  30. 2014-01-20
    BEST, Howard John appointed
    director
  31. 2014-01-20
    TAYLOR, Nicholas John appointed
    director
  32. 2011-04-12
    SMITH, Stephen Benjamin appointed
    director
  33. 2011-01-18
    ALP, Janet Elizabeth appointed
    director
  34. 2011-01-18
    WHITE, James Edward Cecil resigned
    director
  35. 2009-12-22
    WEBB, Michael resigned
    director
  36. 2009-03-16
    DOOLEY, Albert Edward appointed
    director
  37. 2008-11-19
    WHITTINGHAM, Christine resigned
    director
  38. 2008-11-19
    WRIGHT, Claire Louise resigned
    director
  39. 2008-01-31
    GOODHAND, Thomas James resigned
    director
  40. 2008-01-31
    HOFF, Alan Paul, Major resigned
    director
  41. 2005-11-22
    DENNIS, Laurence Terry resigned
    director
  42. 2005-11-22
    KLINGER, Paul resigned
    director
  43. 2005-11-22
    L`OSTE-BROWN, Robin resigned
    director
  44. 2005-11-01
    FAIRBROTHER, Lynda Mary appointed
    director
  45. 2005-03-01
    GREEN, Robert John resigned
    director
  46. 2005-01-17
    GOODHAND, Thomas James appointed
    director
  47. 2005-01-17
    RUST, Peter Frank appointed
    director
  48. 2004-05-11
    HOFF, Alan Paul, Major appointed
    director
  49. 2004-01-12
    CARD, William Leslie John Thomas appointed
    secretary
  50. 2004-01-12
    COUSINS, Wendy resigned
    secretary
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Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1987-10-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

The Gymnastics Centre
Pool Road
Aldershot
Hampshire
GU11 3SN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (7 active · 25 resigned)

WRIGHT, Marie Bernadette
secretary · appointed 2020-03-15
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Active
ALP, Janet Elizabeth
director · ~74y · appointed 2011-01-18
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Active
ALP, John Andrew
director · ~67y · appointed 2025-03-25
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Active
BEST, Howard John
director · ~79y · appointed 2014-01-20
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Active
FAIRBROTHER, Lynda Mary
director · ~84y · appointed 2005-11-01
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Active
SMALLEY, Simon John
director · ~60y · appointed 2020-01-01
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Active
WRIGHT, Colin Kirby Francis
director · ~76y · appointed 2020-07-01
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Active
CARD, William Leslie John Thomas
secretary · appointed 2004-01-12 · resigned 2020-03-14
Resigned
COUSINS, Wendy
secretary · appointed 1998-11-03 · resigned 2004-01-12
Resigned
FOY, Kathleen
secretary · resigned 1998-11-03
Resigned
PHOENIX, Rosalind Mary
secretary · resigned 1992-11-10
Resigned
ACKLAM, Veronica Diane
director · ~81y · appointed 1993-11-09 · resigned 1995-06-20
Resigned
ARMSTRONG, James Wellwood
director · ~78y · resigned 1993-11-09
Resigned
DENNIS, Laurence Terry
director · ~72y · appointed 2000-12-05 · resigned 2005-11-22
Resigned
DENNIS, Laurence Terry
director · ~72y · appointed 1994-11-08 · resigned 1999-11-02
Resigned
DOOLEY, Albert Edward
director · ~92y · appointed 2009-03-16 · resigned 2020-11-05
Resigned
GOODHAND, Thomas James
director · ~65y · appointed 2005-01-17 · resigned 2008-01-31
Resigned
GREEN, Robert John
director · ~53y · appointed 2003-04-28 · resigned 2005-03-01
Resigned
HARLOW, Susan Jane
director · ~71y · appointed 1993-11-09 · resigned 1995-11-07
Resigned
HOFF, Alan Paul, Major
director · ~60y · appointed 2004-05-11 · resigned 2008-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (138 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-28